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bkutik 
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Posted: 30 Mar 2009 at 3:35pm |
Womrath's Bookstore book club will meet on April 1 at 10:00 AM. We will be discussing John Burnham Schwartz's fourth novel, "The Commoner". Schwartz bases his finely wrought novel on the life of Empress Michiko of Japan, the first commoner to marry into the Japanese imperial family. Though Japanese imperial life remains shrouded in mystery, Schwartz teases out the details through extensive research. Schwartz, whose last novel was Reservation Road, pulls off a grand feat in giving readers a moving dramatization of a cloistered world.
For more information, please call 201-568-8857. Womrath's is located at 12 Washington St. Tenafly, NJ
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Posted: 02 Apr 2009 at 3:04pm |
Sounds like a great read - I missed the event, but what did everyone think of the book? Is it worth getting?
What is Womrath going to have for your next book club meeting? When is it?
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Posted: 04 Apr 2009 at 3:58pm |
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lThe next book club meets on April 29 at 10:00. We are reading Mudbound by Hillary Jordan.
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Posted: 30 Jun 2009 at 8:52am |
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Do you have scheduled book club dates for summer?
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Posted: 30 Jun 2009 at 11:00am |
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Tuesday July 14 th 10 AM- 12 PM with Amy Eagan |
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One Day Writer's Workshop at Womrath's!
Whether you are an experienced writer or interested in getting started, this workshop gives you the perfect balance of inspiration and instruction. Amy, who has a MA from Columbia University, will lead our workshop as we will explore the craft of writing through experiential exercises that will unlock the heart of creative writing. Amy will offer participants practical strategies for cultivation a invaluable writer's notebook. Learn to utilize strategies that will turn your vision into powerful writing. Come join us in this creative sharing learning evnironment! Registration is $30 in advance or $35 at the door. |
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Wednesday July 15th 10 AM By the Book with Annie |
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Join Annie as she leads our Book Group in a discussion of Elizabeth Hay's "Late Nights on Air". After being fired from his latest television job, a disgraced Harry Boyd returns to his radio roots in the northern Canadian town of Yellowknife as the manager of a station no one listens to, and finds himself at the center of the station's unlikely social scene. We are offering a 20% discount on this title, so pick it up and become part of the discussion. If you have never attended Annie's Book Group, then you have never really experienced a book group!
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Posted: 07 Jul 2009 at 10:22am |
Can you post the date of this workshop at Womraths? It looks very interesting to me.
Thanks.
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Posted: 07 Jul 2009 at 11:05am |
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The writer's workshop is Tuesday July 14 from 10-12.i
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Posted: 25 Aug 2009 at 10:09pm |
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I just visited a shop in Piermont where, of all things, I learned about Annie's Book List - and I read them beginning in 2004 to the present. Do you have the complete lists available in Womrath's? When is the next writer's workshop for fall? Have you scheduled one of Annie's book groups for September?
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Posted: 26 Aug 2009 at 8:47pm |
I have Annie's recommendation list available via email. If you would like me to email the list, send your request to womraths@gmail.com Also let me know what year you would like.
The Book club is meeting on September 16th at 10 am at Womrath's. This month's selection is "The Secret Scripture" by Sebastian Barry. The latest from Barry (whose A Long Way was shortlisted for the 2005 Booker) pits two contradictory narratives against each other in an attempt to solve the mystery of a 100-year-old mental patient. As usual the book club book is discounted at Womrath's by 20%.
The writer's workshop will be meeting again starting in September - December. More details will be made available shortly at www.womraths.com or on our facebook page or on twitter. |
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Posted: 28 Aug 2009 at 8:06pm |
Womrath's Writers Working featuring Amy Eagan
In this Writing Workshop we will explore the craft of writing, through experiential exercises that will unlock the heart of creative writing process. As facilitator of these 6 workshops, Amy will draw on her experience writing and teaching poetry, fiction, personal essay, memoir and other forms of writing to help to awaken and inspire your own voice. You will be encouraged to notice and express the details that make up your inner and outer world, and learn to utilize strategies that will turn your vision into powerful writing. Write in a safe, sharing environment!
Amy Fabrikant- Eagan will facilitate the Writer’s Workshop. She earned her MA from Columbia University’s prestigious teaching program, and has spent the last 25 years teaching literacy and writing curriculum. She is passionate about connecting students to their own living, breathing souls by showing them the nuts and bolts of the writing process. Eagan, who teaches a literature-based program, is an expert at de-mystifying the elements of good writing, such as structure, generative strategies, revision and craft, which empowers students to build a strong foundation for their writing. She believes in learning through mentoring. Her curriculum, based on the teaching methodologies of the Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University—has been adopted by various schools in Bergen County. She is part of a group poetry journaling project, and is currently compiling her own poems and narratives for a book.
6 Monday night session, 6:30pm-8:30pm, 9/21, 10/5, 10/19, 11/2, 11/23, 12/7 The cost for the Monday night's worshop is $180.00 or $150.00 in registered and paid by 9/18.
6 Wednesday morning sessions, 11:00am-1:00pm, 9/23, 10/7, 10/21, 11/4, 11/18, 12/2 The cost for the Wednesday morning's worshop is $180.00 or $150.00 in registered and paid by 9/20.
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